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Event Comment: At the Desire of some Persons of Quality who are leaving the Town

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of A Shrew; Or, Sauny The Scot

Performance Comment: Shrew-Mrs Bradshaw; Woodall-Johnson; Sir Lyonell-Cross; Winelove-Bickerstaff; Gerraldo-Ryan; Jamy-Norris; Tranio-Bullock Jr; Sauny-Bullock Sr.
Cast
Role: Sir Lyonell Actor: Cross

Entertainment: A Song and Dance which us'd to be perform'd in The Devil in the Wine-Cellar-

Dance: Morris Dance-Prince, others; Country Man and Woman-Burkhead, Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Mills; Hector-Pack; Sir Thomas-Bullock; Dorante-Norris; Lovewell-Ryan; Marquis-Bowen; Cogdie-Bullock Jr; Angelica-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow-Mrs Porter; Security-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Bullock

Dance: Wedding Dance-Prince, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Heartwell-Keene; Bellmour-John Leigh; Fondlewife-Bullock Jr; Sir Joseph-Bullock Sr; Bluff-Hall; Vainlove-Husband; Setter-Spiller; Araminta-Mrs Rogers; Belinda-Mrs Cross; Laetitia-Mrs Kent; Sylvia-Miss Schoolding; Lucy-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Actor: Bullock Sr

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Fair Quaker-Miss Scoolding; Flip-Leigh; Mizen-Pack; Sir Charles-Husband; Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Bullock Jr; Easy-Cory; Arabella-Mrs Cross; Bellinda-Mrs Moor; Sham Quaker-Mrs Spiller; Jiltup-Mrs Hunt; Sailors-Bullock Sr, Hall, Spiller, Knap.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Husband

Dance: DuPre, Tully, Bovil, Sandham, Miss Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Jacob Quaint, Sir Polidorus-Penkethman.
Cast
Role: Sir Polidorus Actor: Penkethman.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Pack; Sir Jealous-Bullock Sr; Isbinda-Mrs Rogers; Miranda-Mrs Cross; Whisper-Bullock Jr.
Cast
Role: Sir Jealous Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: DuPre, Moreau, Bovile, Sandham, Miss Schoolding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Foresight-one who never appear'd upon the Stage before; Sir Sampson-Bullock Sr; Valentine-J. Leigh; Scandal-Husband; Tattle-Pack; Jeremy-Spiller; Trapland-Bullock Jr; Angelica-Mrs Spiller; Mrs Frail-Mrs Knight; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Moore; Prue-Miss Schoolding.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Actor: Bullock Sr

Dance: As17150113

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Slip

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Anthony Bounteous-Hall; Trickwell-Bullock Jr; Companions-Knap, Bullock the Youngest, Coker; Roger-Spiller; Constable-Leigh; Gentleman-Corey.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Bounteous Actor: Hall

Dance: duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Sandham, Miss Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Heartwell-Booth; Modely-Wilks; Freehold-Mills; Sir John English-Johnson; Lurcher-Bickerstaffe; Sneak-Miller; Longbottom-Bowman Jr; Carbuncle-Cross; Tim Shacklefigure-Norris; Doublejugg-Birkhead; Vulture-Quin; Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Aura-Mrs Santlow; Prologue-Miss Younger; Epilogue-Mrs Santlow in Boys Cloaths.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17140927, but Merryman-Penkethman; Sir Peter-Johnson; Barnaby-Bowen; Lovemore-Wilks; Cunningham-Mills; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Lady Laycock-Mrs Saunders; Damaris-Mrs Bicknell; Philadelphia-Miss Younger.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplex'd Couple; Or, Mistake Upon Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Anthony Thinwit-Pack; Morecraft-Bullock Sr; Sterling-Griffin; Octavio-Leigh; Gentleman-Scolding; Crispin-Spillar; Leonora-Mrs Cross; Lady Thinwit-Mrs Knight; Isbel-Mrs Spillar; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Thinwit Actor: Pack
Event Comment: [By Nicholas Rowe.] Never Acted before. The Medley, 22 April: Whereas Nicodemus Somebody, Esq; alias The Merry Mr Pack, belonging to the Play-house in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir John Gates Actor: Shepherd

Music: In: a cantata, The Meditation by Pepusch-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Gloster-Cibber; Hastings-Booth; Shore-Wilks; Bellmour-Mills; Sir Richard-Boman; Jane Shore-Mrs Oldfield; Alicia-Mrs Porter; A Prologue-a Little Girl.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Actor: Boman

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Purcell's You Say 'Tis Love-

Dance: As17150419

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Booth; Horner-Wilks; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Norris; Harcourt-Mills; Dorilant-Ryan; Margery-Mrs Bicknell; Lady Fidget-Mrs Saunders; Alithea-Mrs Santlow; Mrs Fidget-Miss Younger; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Norris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Entertainment: It consisted of Pyramids-; of all manner of Sweetmeats, the most generous Wines, Burgundy, Champaign, and was usher'd in by a Prologue-Mrs Younger; written by Mr Tickel, under Secretary to Mr Addison, and concluded by an Epilogue-Mr Wilks; written by himself; which was very merry and free with his own Character; after which, a large Table that was in th Area of the Consort-House, was taken away to make Room for the Company to Dance Country-Dances...We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June)

Performance Comment: ..We are likewise to acquaint the Reader, that an Ode of Horace-; was set to Musick and sung upon the Occasion, with several other very particular Songs and Performances, both Vocal and Instrumental Music- and that Mrs Younger spoke the Prologue, and Mr Wilks the Epilogue, which, after Sir Richard's Way, was extremely Diverting (Weekly Packet, 4 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Ramble; Or, The Humours Of The Comptors

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Humphrey Halfwit-Schoolding; Justice Hardhead-Hall; Ezekiel Prim-Griffin; Abraham-Pack; Mordecai-Knap; Rachel-Mrs Hunt; 1st Whore-Leigh; 2d Whore-Churchman; 3d Whore-Walker; 4th Whore-Mrs Stockdale; Twang-Bullock; Prologue, Epilogue-Bullock.

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: As17150512

Event Comment: Benefit Pit Doorkeepers. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: [By Benjamin Griffin.] Never perform'd before. Receipts: #100 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Sack

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Sir Arthur Addlepate-Griffin; Courtley-Corey; Captain Debonair-Spiller; Phillip-H. Bullock; Olivia-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Finch; Jenny-Mrs Hunt; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Sir Arthur Addlepate Actor: Griffin

Song: Cook, Rawlins, Little Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The Death of Captain Cook Author(s): Sir George Collier

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Mrs Bullock; Scaramouch and French Peasant-a Gentleman for his own Diversion

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Greenwich Park

Performance Comment: George Reveller-Mills; Worthy-Bickerstaff; Sir Thomas-Miller; Raison-Johnson; Sassafras-Shepard; Florella-Mrs Porter; Dorinda-Mrs Horton; Mrs Raison-Mrs Saunders; Violante-Mrs Cox; Aunt-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Miller

Song: Singing in Italian-Bowman's Son; Roger and Dolly-Renton, Mrs Willis

Dance: Miss Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Volatil-J. Leigh; Riot-Thurmond; Horatio-Husband; Valentine-Cory; Sir Tristram-Knapp; Young Cash-Pack; Spitfire-Spillar; Cinthea-Mrs Rogers; Arabella-Mrs Thurmond; Teraminta-Mrs Vincent; Aurelia-Mrs Spillar.
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Actor: Knapp

Song: As17151001

Dance: As17151005; Harlequin-Aubert, who never appear'd upon a Stage before

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Horner-Wilks; Harcourt-Mills; Dorilant-Ryan; Pinchwife-Booth; Sparkish-Cibber; Sir Jasper-Norris; Mrs Pinchwife-Mrs Bicknell; Alithea-Mrs Santlow; Lady Fidget-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Dainty-Miss Younger; Mrs Squeamish-Miss Willis.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Norris
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: #39

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-a Gentleman for his Diversion [John Rich, according to Rich's Register]; Southampton-Thurmond; Burleigh-Keene; Sir Walter-Watson; Queen-Mrs Knight; Rutland-Mrs Rogers Jr; Nottingham-Mrs Kent.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Actor: Watson

Song: Randal, the Boy; Trumpet Song-Mrs Fletcher,accompanied Mr Granno

Dance: Spanish Entry, Dutch Skipper-delaGarde, Mrs Bullock; Punchanello-Shaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Performance Comment: Fond Husband-Bullock Sr; Rashly-Leigh; Ranger-Thurmond Sr; Fumble-Knap; Sir Roger-Scot; Sneak-Spillar; Spatterdash-H. Bullock; Jeremy-Coker; Emilia-Mrs Moor; Maria-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Scot

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Loveless-Wilks; Young Fashion-Walker; Worthy-Mills; Sir Tunbelly-F. Leigh; Lory-Penkethman; Coupler-Johnson; Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield; Hoyden-Mrs Bicknell; Amanda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Actor: F. Leigh

Song: As17151028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Mizen-Pack; Flip-Hall; Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Bullock Jr; Sir Charles-Husband; Cribbidge-Ogden; Easy-Cory; Indent-Rogers; Scruple-Griffin; Arabella-Mrs Cross; Dorcas-Miss Rogers; Belinda-Mrs Moor; Jenny-Mrs Spiller; Jiltup-Mrs Hunt; Advocate-Mrs Finch; Barmaid-Mrs Kent; Sailors-Spiller, Bullock Sr, Knap.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Husband

Song: Randal, the Boy

Dance: As17151104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake; Or, The Wife's Resentment

Performance Comment: Wronglove-Wilks; Brilliant-Cibber; Sir Friendly-Mills; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Porter; Miss Notable-Mrs Younger; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Mountfort; Lady Gentle-Mrs Santlow; Hartshorn-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Sir Friendly Actor: Mills